Edge of the Burning Sun — Transmog Set Guide

Edge of the Burning Sun is a one-handed dagger of Mythic quality that became available again with the first season of Midnight: the Skyreach dungeon from Warlords of Draenor has returned to the Mythic Keystone rotation, and all of its loot received fresh item models.

The blade is steeped in the aesthetic of the apexis constructs of the arakkoa. A narrow dark-bronze blade widens toward the tip, with a golden-orange sun-disc inlay at the base; the hilt is short, with a tight wrap. This is a "solar" model akin to the rest of the gear dropped by the same boss: alongside the dagger, the two-handed Spire of the Furious Construct staff shares the same palette.

According to Wowhead, the dagger is a one-handed weapon with Haste and Mastery as its secondary stats, meaning it is an Agility weapon for Rogues. The item icon is inv_knife_1h_draenordungeon_c_01: the model hails from the Warlords of Draenor dungeons, so the look is prized by players assembling "Draenor" sets without ever stepping into the open world.

Edge of the Burning Sun drops from the second boss of the Skyreach dungeon — the solar construct Araknath. It is a massive, immobile mechanism in the center of a circular hall: in the story, the arakkoa gathered and studied the apexis technology of their ancestors and now channel the focused energy of the sun against their foes.

Where Skyreach is located

The dungeon sits in the Spires of Arak zone on Draenor, in its northwestern part. Entrance coordinates:

In the first season of Midnight the dungeon is part of the Mythic+ rotation, so you don't have to reach it via the old Draenor routes. The fastest way is the seasonal portal in Silvermoon:

If no portal is handy, a Garrison hearthstone followed by a flight to the Apexis Excavation works — that is the nearest neutral flight point to the entrance. The world boss Rukhmar circles above the entrance, but you don't have to engage it — you can simply walk past.

Difficulties and drop chance

The dagger drops on any dungeon difficulty — from Normal up to a Mythic Keystone. The item level depends on where you obtained it:

For transmog the item level doesn't matter: the appearance unlocks from any version of the dagger, so for the look Normal or Heroic difficulty is enough. Araknath shares its loot table with several other items, and they drop randomly from a common pool, so you'll need to budget several runs per attempt.

What else Araknath drops

If you're collecting more than just the dagger, it makes sense to farm the boss for the full appearance of the entire "solar" series:

• Spire of the Furious Construct — a two-handed staff, Haste and Mastery.
• Gutripper's Greathelm — a plate helm, Versatility and Mastery.
• Sharpeye's Chestguard — a mail chestpiece, Critical Strike and Haste.
• Lightbinder's Pauldrons — cloth shoulders, Haste and Mastery.
• Boots of Fiery Composure — leather boots, Critical Strike and Mastery.
• Solar Core Igniter — an Agility or Strength accessory with a defensive effect.

Each run yields a limited number of items, so if a different piece drops on an attempt, the dagger won't appear that time — leave plenty of time for the hunt.

Edge of the Burning Sun uses the arakkoa "solar blade" model from the Draenor dungeon set. There is no separately known recolor of this exact dagger model, so you can't assemble a "second tint" of the same silhouette — the look exists in a single variant.

If your goal isn't this specific model but a similarly shaped narrow bronze blade, take a look at the other weapons from the Warlords of Draenor dungeons: they are made in the same model series and substitute well for one another in an outfit. To assemble a complete apexis collection, however, it makes more sense to go not for a recolor but for the rest of Araknath's gear — the Spire of the Furious Construct staff and Gutripper's Greathelm use the same golden-orange palette and combine with the dagger into a single set.

• Rogue leather outfits in a "desert-apexis" theme: the golden-orange inlay echoes the bronze leather sets of Draenor.
• Any sets in a red-gold and ochre palette — the dagger works as a warm accent next to light cloth and sand-colored leather.
• Looks with a solar and fiery theme: the sun-disc at the base of the blade supports a "sun priest" or a fiery assassination Rogue.
• Contrasting builds with dark armor: against a cold black-and-blue palette the warm blade reads even in dim locations.
• The full Araknath gear look — the dagger, staff, and plate helm from the same boss assemble into a cohesive apexis set with no items needed from other sources.